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... 19 Introduction The original study scope called for a categorization of states in relation to their level of rural regional mobility. The study team first reviewed data collected and published by the Rural NTD as well as the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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... 20 Best practices in rural regional Mobility If the service area is multi-county or multi-state, the subrecipient then lists the specific jurisdictions in the service area. Subrecipients that serve multi-county or multi-state areas may or may not provide regional transit services.
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... Identification of Case Studies 21 Transportation Report prepared by the transit program in Washington State also provides a very complete overview of the state's transit systems. Sections in each system's overview include current operations, which may or may not describe services that are regional in nature.
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... 22 Best practices in rural regional Mobility Service Availability This criterion measures when the rural regional transit service operates in terms of days per week, the time periods when trips are provided, and the length of time the schedule allows a rider to remain at the regional activity center. A rural regional transit service with daily service consisting of multiple round trips throughout the day provides a higher level of service for rural riders than one that operates only on selected weekdays, with a schedule that gives riders just a partial day at the regional activity center.
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... Identification of Case Studies 23 This criterion has two components: first, measuring whether the rural regional transit service connects with other modes and, second, if there is schedule connectivity, that is, whether the schedules of the two transportation modes are coordinated. • Does the rural regional transit service connect to other modes?
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... 24 Best practices in rural regional Mobility • Funding earmarked for rural regional transit services (either state funds or state priorities for the use of available federal funding) ; • Technical support to assist jurisdictions to plan and operate rural regional transit; and • State-funded demonstration projects that feature rural regional transit.
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... Identification of Case Studies 25 Based on an analysis of the survey results, it was determined that follow-up calls would be needed to clarify responses, identify states with potential best practices, and obtain more information from those that had identified potential services as case studies. Many respondents indicated that local or regional coordination plans had been done, but it was not clear whether these plans had identified either rural regional needs or rural regional service strategies.
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... 26 Best practices in rural regional Mobility rural regional needs included or about rural regional services that might be good case studies. The interviews did lead to additional issues regarding identifying differences in rural regional mobility and identifying potential case studies: • A number of reported examples of rural regional services subsequently turned out to be provisions of longer distance human service trips on a demand response basis.
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... Identification of Case Studies 27 of regional services)
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... "T op D ow n" "B ott om -U p" "P er m iss iv e" Im pl em en te d Pl an ne d S
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... Identification of Case Studies 29 State Rural Regional Policies Recommended Case Study Rationale California California state law facilitates creation of JPAs (for many purposes, including public transportation) allowing public entities to jointly create agencies to address public purposes.
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... 30 Best practices in rural regional Mobility Maine MaineDOT is required by state law to divide Maine into geographic regions for the purpose of coordinating and providing public transit. It has designated 8 transit regions, 9 regional transit providers, and 2 additional providers within existing regions.
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... Identification of Case Studies 31 assessments. All projects must demonstrate partnerships among one or more established public transit systems.
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... 32 Best practices in rural regional Mobility of case studies. In some of the case studies, the state's programs and policies are a main focus, with an example of a rural regional service in that state.
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... Identification of Case Studies 33 Kansas Department of Transportation, Office of Public Transportation. KDOT Regional Transit Business Model Implementation: Guidelines for Transitioning to the New CTD Boundaries.

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